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Did you just watch the Codegarden keynote? 😃

Maybe you watched it from the edge of your seat - big features were indeed revealed and promised 🤩

In case you missed it, or want to dive deeper into the big product news that was just shared on stage, we’ve gathered it all for you in the Q2 Product Update: https://umbraco.com/blog/umbraco-product-updatecodegarden-keynote-highlights-q2-2026/

Look forward to brand-new CMS features like Elements and an upgraded Search, alongside Load Balancing for Cloud, and the exciting expansion of the AI capabilities with Umbraco.

Oh, and did someone say “new product”?🥳 Yep, we also just revealed Umbraco Automate, a brand-new open-source automation add-on that you can test today 👀

It does say it’s a 25-minute read, but we promise you it’s worth it 😉: https://umbraco.com/blog/umbraco-product-updatecodegarden-keynote-highlights-q2-2026/

Umbraco CMS 17.4.0 is out with small features, performance improvements, and bug fixes 🎉

Check out the release notes and download here:
https://releases.umbraco.com/release/umbraco/Umbraco-CMS/17.4.0
https://github.com/umbraco/Umbraco-CMS/releases/tag/release-17.4.0

Umbraco CMS 18.0.0 Beta is out 🎉 Includes the first phase of work on "global elements" along with updates of dependencies and clean-up of obsolete code.

Feedback from upgraded packages and projects is much appreciated 👉

https://releases.umbraco.com/release/umbraco/Umbraco-CMS/18.0.0-beta1
https://github.com/umbraco/Umbraco-CMS/releases/tag/release-18.0.0-beta1

Umbraco CMS 17.4.0 Release Candidate is out with small features, performance improvements, and another round of bug fixes (75 issues closed) 🎉
Find the release notes here 👉 https://releases.umbraco.com/release/umbraco/Umbraco-CMS/17.4.0
https://github.com/umbraco/Umbraco-CMS/releases/tag/release-17.4.0-rc

Umbraco CMS 17.3.0 is out 🎉

Upgrade to get small features, performance improvements, and another round of bug fixes.

Find the release notes here:
https://releases.umbraco.com/release/umbraco/Umbraco-CMS/17.3.0
https://github.com/umbraco/Umbraco-CMS/releases/tag/release-17.3.0

Umbraco CMS 17.3.0 Release Candidate is out with small features, performance improvements, and another round of bug fixes (82 issues closed) 🎉

Check out the release notes here:
https://releases.umbraco.com/release/umbraco/Umbraco-CMS/17.3.0
https://github.com/umbraco/Umbraco-CMS/releases/tag/release-17.3.0-rc

Three moderate-to-high severity security vulnerabilities have been discovered in Umbraco CMS 16 and 17. Patches are now available. Please refer to the security advisory blog post for details and how to address the issues: https://umbra.co/40TZsAv

Umbraco CMS 17.2 is out 🎉

Find the release notes here 👇
https://releases.umbraco.com/release/umbraco/Umbraco-CMS/17.2.0
https://github.com/umbraco/Umbraco-CMS/releases/tag/release-17.2.0

Umbraco Developer MCP 17.1.0 is here!

Enjoy precise content updates, fine-grained tool control, structured and validated tooling, improved testing, and more - laying a solid foundation for future AI-powered workflows with Umbraco.

Find the release notes here: https://github.com/umbraco/Umbraco-CMS-MCP-Dev/releases/tag/v17.1.0
And the Documentation here: https://docs.umbraco.com/umbraco-cms/reference/developer-mcp

Umbraco Compose has officially launched! 🎉

Building a composable architecture can get tricky. Umbraco Compose is here to solve the main challenge: managing the complex data orchestration layer.

Check out how Compose can save you hours on development - and headaches: https://umbra.co/4qmAQuF

Introducing Umbraco Compose We’re proud to launch our new Data Orchestration Platform: Umbraco Compose. A platform that’ll ease the management of data flows in complex enterprise projects. Discover how Compose can save you…